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Mice pleads for help
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 07/10/2021
» Four associations related to meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions (Mice) submitted a proposal on Wednesday to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha asking the government to further relax measures for the industry and allow their businesses to resume by Oct 15.
Restaurateurs eye B30bn in loan support petition
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 25/06/2021
» Restaurant operators yesterday submitted a petition to the government calling for loan support worth 30 billion baht with a 100% debt guarantee coverage from state-owned Thai Credit Guarantee Corporation (TCG).
State urged to invest B1bn in fairs
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 18/06/2021
» The government is being urged to allocate about one billion baht to support organising trade fairs that will allow domestic goods manufacturers to sell their products and stimulate consumer spending.
Thai economy shrinks by 2.6% in Q1
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 18/05/2021
» The Thai economy shrank by 2.6% in the first quarter of this year -- an improvement from a 4.2% contraction in the previous quarter -- after it was boosted by a continued increase in agricultural production, recovery of non-agricultural production, acceleration in domestic investments, rise in government consumption expenditure and improvement in exports of goods.
Somkid gets institutional approval for stabiliser fund plan
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 14/03/2020
» A proposal for a stabiliser fund to support the battered stock market is scheduled to be vetted by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Monday.
Drought and disease menace job prospects
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 29/02/2020
» Thailand's employment is projected to face numerous risks this year, with widespread drought, poor exports, the delay of the fiscal 2020 budget and the highly contagious coronavirus weighing on jobs.
4.1% GDP gain in 2018
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 19/02/2019
» The economy grew at the fastest pace in six years in 2018, with the fourth-quarter performance beating expectations on higher domestic demand and growing tourism arrivals.
NESDB: Flat quarter-on-quarter growth as exports cool down
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 20/11/2018
» Third-quarter economic growth surprised, with a flat reading from the previous quarter, the weakest since the first quarter of 2014 when the economy shrank 0.4%, as exports and tourism cooled.
New kettle of fish
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 10/09/2018
» Santichai Jongkiartkajorn, 64, a farmer in Betong district of Yala province, has lived off rubber for years. He and his family endured harsh conditions over the past few years as rubber prices remained relatively low.
Chinese firm sets sights on rubber factory in Thailand
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 30/05/2018
» China's Yunnan Yun Manganese Group, a latex manufacturer from Yunnan, wants to establish a factory to manufacture rubber products in the southern provinces, capitalising on the rich natural rubber supply there.